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In July, unemployment rate was 9.4% August 25, 2005

The unemployment rate this month was the same as that of June, the lowest one in the series. The average income of workers grew by 2.5% in relation...

Unemployment rate was 9.4% in June July 21, 2005

The unemployment rate registered in June (9.4%) was the lowest of the new series of the Monthly Employment Survey, initiated by IBGE in March 2002,...

In May, unemployment was 10.2%, the first significant fall this year June 23, 2005

(Updated on 06/23/05, at 10:02 am) With an unemployment rate of 10.2% in May, PME presents the first significant fall this year. In comparison...

Almost one third of the Brazilian population is affected by chronic diseases May 25, 2005

Diabetes, hypertension, cancer, spinal column problems and rheumatism are among the chronic diseases which affected 52.6 million Brazilians in 2003....

In April, unemployment was 10.8%, the same rate as in March May 25, 2005

In April, the rate of unemployment (10.8%) was the same as observed in March 2005, but there was a decrease of 2.3 percentage points in relation...

In March, unemployment was 10.8% April 27, 2005

There was not statistically significant change in relation to February (10.6%), but there was fall of 2.0 percentage points in relation to March...

IBGE researches the administration of 5,560 Brazilian municipalities April 13, 2005

From 1999 to 2002, the number of municipal public servants increased almost 18%, summing up four millions in the whole Country: on the average,...

In February, unemployment was 10.6% March 23, 2005

In relation to January (10.2%), rate increased 0.4 percentage point and fell 1.4 percentage point in relation to February (12.0%) of the previous...

In January, unemployment was 10.2% February 25, 2005

Rate increased 0.6 percentage point in relation to December, but fell 1.5 percentage point in relation to January 2004. Also in the annual comparison,...

Synthesis of Social Indicators present a portrait of Brazil in 2003 February 24, 2005

The Synthesis of Social Indicators of the IBGE show that in 2003, the urban Brazilian housing units were mainly owned (73,7%), of the type house...

In December, unemployment rate was 9.6% January 25, 2005

Rate fell 1.0 percentage point in relation to November and 1.3 percentage point in relation to December 2003. The number of employees with a formal...

'Social Municipal Indicators' show importance of retirement income in the household monthly income in the rural areas December 29, 2004

Around 35% of the old-aged in the municipalities up to 20 thousand inhabitants contribute with 30 to 50% of the household monthly income, while in...

'Demographic Trends' presents detailed information about population growth and loss of the Brazilian municipalities December 28, 2004

The IBGE publishes today "Demographic Trends: an analysis of the sample of the Demographic Census 2000", which develops a review of the basic...

Unemployment in November was 10.6% December 22, 2004

Rate remained statistically stable in relation to that of October (10.5%), the same way as the real average income (R$ 904.70). In comparison with November last year, there was decrease of unemployment rate and increase of the average income of workers. The number of workers with a formal contract was stable in the monthly comparison and increased 3.8% in relation to November 2003.

IBGE publishes Civil Register Statistics 2003 December 21, 2004

In relation 1993, the proportion of mothers younger than 20 years old grew: in 2003, they were more than 20% of the total of mothers. However, in...

Overweight affects 38.8 million adult Brazilians December 16, 2004

Calculate your body mass index (IMC) (in Portuguese) The frequency of overweight among the population overall surpasses by eight times the weight...

In 2003, life expectancy in Brazil rose to 71.3 years December 01, 2004

Infant mortality fell 8.6% in relation to 2000 and was estimated in 27.5 deaths of children younger than one year old over a thousand live births....

In October, unemployment rate was 10.5% November 26, 2004

The rate reached its lowest level in all the new PME series Real average yield (R$ 900.20) fell by 1.2% in relation to that of September and increased...

In September, industrial employment grows 1% in relation to previous months and cumulates increase of 3.5% since April November 18, 2004

In September, the figures of industrial employment were positive in the seasonally adjusted series, there was an increase of 1% in comparison with...

Expenditures with education increase in the entirety of the municipalities but the majority depends on state or federal resources October 26, 2004

The Survey Profile of the Brazilian Municipalities – Public Finances that analysed the incomes and expenses of all of the Brazilian municipalities,...

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